The Adirondacks- Sept 2001

The photo lab is digitalizing more of the old albums. Here is one from upstate New York from 9 years ago. Yes, the boy and I were in NY during 9/11. It occurred mid trip. We were 5 hours north of the city. That day was also the only time we went to town the whole trip and that was for gas. We watched the horrors from a Mobil station in Keene Valley, for several hours, then went and climbed the Weisner route on the Washbowl cliffs. We saw a pair of climbers on the way up to the route. Looked at each other and decided not to share the news. They would find out soon enough. We were now stranded and put the time to good use, doing tech routes and the fantastic rock slide that are the ADK's best routes. on a daily basis. The weather was bluebell, the mountains deserted and the skies clear of everything but birds. The pictures

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